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About Bodakuri Village

Bodakuri is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 478 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodakuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodakuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 378.76 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 478
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodakuri compares

By the 2011 count Bodakuri is the 73rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 378.76 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bodakuri

Bodakuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bodakuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bodakuri from other places

Bodakuri lies about 59 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bodakuri
Nearest railway station Chinpai 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 59 km

Villages closest to Bodakuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bodakuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodakuri village had a population of 955. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Bodakuri village has 478 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodakuri has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bodakuri is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodakuri covers 378.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodakuri falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bodakuri is Chinpai, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodakuri.

Bodakuri is about 59 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodakuri is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 3.6 km away. Dubrajpur is about 5.7 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharia Mahammadpur (under 2 km), Alalchak (under 2 km) and Srichandrapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bodakuri today is likely to be higher.

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